New York (HedgeCo.net) – The Asian Hedge Fund Awards 2012 took place on 25th May 2012, marking another year of success as Eurekahedge celebrated the best of the Asian hedge fund industry.

With 320 hedge fund players in attendance, Eurekahedge gave credit to the top achievers of 2011 and 1Q 2012 and were pleased to welcome many new faces among this year’s event.

A total of 15 awards were presented on the night, and Segantii Asia-Pacific Equity Multi-Strategy Fund took centre stage by winning the coveted award of Best Asian Hedge Fund in addition to Best Asian Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund. The remaining awards for top performers in the region went to Nezu Japan Fund for Best Japan Hedge Fund, Tairen China Fund for Best Greater China Hedge Fund, CC Asia Absolute Return Fund for Best Asia ex-Japan Hedge Fund and Alithion Japan Fund for Best Singapore Hedge Fund.

Key highlights of this year’s awards were Fortress Asia Macro Fund who took the stage for Best New Asian Hedge Fund and Peter Fletcher’s acceptance of the Special Achievement Award – awarded in recognition of Mr. Fletcher’s influence on the Asian hedge fund industry since the 1990s, as well as his work in founding the Rice charity.

Eurekahedge’s partnership with the charity Rice this year saw SGD$44,000 being raised through a charity auction. This amount will be dedicated towards Rice’s philanthropic efforts in improving the lives of children across Asia via their respective charities.